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U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L O K L A H O M A
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Harold Jackson Makes Generous Gift to UCO
Former RUSO Regent Harold Jackson, a Central alumnus, recently made a $25,000 gift to Central for
an endowed scholarship in both his and his wife Kay’s name. The scholarship will be in the UCO College
of Business Administration.
Jackson, a Chickasha businessman, wanted to help business students because of his passion for the
profession and his family’s connection to Central. In addition to attending Central himself, two of his
children received UCO degrees in business.
“We offer 15 undergraduate business degree programs, all designed to prepare students to become
the next generation of business leaders,” Mickey Hepner, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business
Administration, said. “Mr. Jackson is helping us do just that.”
Forbes Names Central to List of Nation’s Best
Only three Oklahoma public institutions of higher education made Forbes magazine’s recent list of the
nation’s 650 best undergraduate institutions — UCO at No. 569, with OSU at No. 416 and OU at No. 453.
Forbes officials say the list focuses on the things that matter the most to students: quality of teaching,
great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt. The real question, they say, is whether a
school is worth the price of its degree. Nonetheless, the only schools in our region that made the top 100
list were Colorado College with an annual cost of $50,900; Rice University at $47,871 and the U.S. Air
Force Academy.
Central Design Students Take National Honors
Central’s Department of Design students recently won four national ADDY Awards, the most of any
institution of higher learning in the country.
The ADDY winners were also among the 33 Central design students who won a total of 40 awards at
the 2011 Oklahoma City ADDY Awards, including the coveted “Braggy” award given to the university
with the most student winners.
From the city competition, the students then took 26 ADDY awards at the District 10 competition —
which includes Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana.
“This recognition reaffirms the high caliber of not just our design students, but also the educational
experience our faculty offer,” Ruki Ravikumar, MFA, chair of Central’s Department of Design, said.

U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L O K L A H O M A
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 1 w w w . u c o . e d u
Harold Jackson Makes Generous Gift to UCO
Former RUSO Regent Harold Jackson, a Central alumnus, recently made a $25,000 gift to Central for
an endowed scholarship in both his and his wife Kay’s name. The scholarship will be in the UCO College
of Business Administration.
Jackson, a Chickasha businessman, wanted to help business students because of his passion for the
profession and his family’s connection to Central. In addition to attending Central himself, two of his
children received UCO degrees in business.
“We offer 15 undergraduate business degree programs, all designed to prepare students to become
the next generation of business leaders,” Mickey Hepner, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business
Administration, said. “Mr. Jackson is helping us do just that.”
Forbes Names Central to List of Nation’s Best
Only three Oklahoma public institutions of higher education made Forbes magazine’s recent list of the
nation’s 650 best undergraduate institutions — UCO at No. 569, with OSU at No. 416 and OU at No. 453.
Forbes officials say the list focuses on the things that matter the most to students: quality of teaching,
great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt. The real question, they say, is whether a
school is worth the price of its degree. Nonetheless, the only schools in our region that made the top 100
list were Colorado College with an annual cost of $50,900; Rice University at $47,871 and the U.S. Air
Force Academy.
Central Design Students Take National Honors
Central’s Department of Design students recently won four national ADDY Awards, the most of any
institution of higher learning in the country.
The ADDY winners were also among the 33 Central design students who won a total of 40 awards at
the 2011 Oklahoma City ADDY Awards, including the coveted “Braggy” award given to the university
with the most student winners.
From the city competition, the students then took 26 ADDY awards at the District 10 competition —
which includes Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana.
“This recognition reaffirms the high caliber of not just our design students, but also the educational
experience our faculty offer,” Ruki Ravikumar, MFA, chair of Central’s Department of Design, said.